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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
46%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
Stanton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
L 51°H 72°
Stanton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    87%
    50°42°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    44°40°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    20%
    53°38°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    22%
    68°39°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    22%
    59°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    72°44°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    19%
    82°54°
Stanton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 164°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 34 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Stanton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.7
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.99 inHg
Now
947.7
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946953
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanton, ND
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
57.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stanton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
9:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stanton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
2:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stanton, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Stanton

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.